Diary Of A Love Song
A Perfect Circle

Thomas
A Perfect Circle
humble and helpless
learning to pray
praying for visions to show me the way
show me the way to forgive you
allow me to let it go
allow me to be forgiven and
show me the way to let go
illuminate me i m just praying
for you to show me where i m to begin
reconnect to you

Thinking Of You
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lying all alone and restless
unable to lose this image
sleepless unable to focus on anything but your surrender
tuggin a rhythm to the vision that s in my head
tuggin a beat to the sight of you lying
so delighted with a new understanding
something about a little evil that makes that
unmistakeable noise i was hearing
unmistakable soud that i know so well
spent and sighing with that look in your eye
spent and sweatin with that look on your face like
sweet revelation
sweet surrender
thinking of you
thinking of you
sweet revelation
sweet surrendering

Rose
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don t disturb the beast
the temperamental goatthe snail
while he s feeding on the rose
stay frozen compromise what i will
i am bend around the wind
silently blown about again
i m treading so soft and lightly compromising my willi am
i ami will
so no longer will i
lay down play dead
play your doe in the headlights locked down and terrified
your deer in the headlights shot down and horrified
when push comes to pull comes to shove comes to step around
this self destructive dance that never would ve ended till
i rose i roared aloud here i will i am
i am i will
so no longer will i
lay down play dead
play this
kneel downgun shymartyrpitiful
i rosei roaredi willi am

Renholder
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(instrumental)

Orestes
A Perfect Circle
metaphor for a missing moment
pull me into your perfect circle
one womb
one shape
one resolve
liberate this will to release us all
gotta cut awayclear awaysnip away and sever this umbilical residue
that s keeping me from killing you
and from pulling you down with me here
i can almost hear you scream
give me one more medicated peaceful moment
because i don t want to feel this overwhelming hostility
gotta cut awayclear awaysnip away and sever this umbilical residue
that s keeping me from killing you

Magdalena
A Perfect Circle
overcome by your moving temple
overcome by this holiest of altars
so pureso rare to witness such an earthly goddess
that i ve lost my self control
beyond compelled to throw this dollar down
before your holiest of altars
i d sell my soul
my self esteem a dollar at a time for
one chance
one kiss
one taste of you my magdalena
i bear witness to this place
this prayer so long forgotten
so pureso rare to witness such an earthly goddess
that i d sell my soul
my self esteem a dollar at a time for
one chance
one kiss
one taste of you my black madonna
i d sell my soul
my self esteem a dollar at a time for
one taste
one taste
one taste of you my magdalena

The Hollow
A Perfect Circle
rundesirerun
this sexual being
run him like a blade
to and through the heart
no conscience
one motive to cater to the hollow
screaming feed me here
fill me up again
temporarily pacify this hungering
so grow libido throw
dominoes of indescretion down
falling all around in cycles circles
constantly consuming conquer and devour
it s time to bring the fire down
bridle all this indescretion
long enough to edify
and permanently fill this hollow
feed me
fill me up again
temporarily pacify this hungering

The Nurse Who Loved Me
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Say hello to the rug s topography
It holds quite a lot of interest with your face down on it
Say hello to the shrinking in your head
You can t see it but you know its there so don t neglect it
I m taking her home with me all dressed in white
She s got everything I need pharmacy keys
She s falling hard for me I can see it in her eyes
She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys
Say hello to all the apples on the ground
They were once in your eyes but you sneezed them out while sleeping
Say hello to everything you ve left behind
It s even more a part of your life now that you can t touch it
I m taking her home with me all dressed in white
She s got everything I need some pills and a little cup
She s falling hard for me I can see it in her eyes
She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys

Gravity
A Perfect Circle
Lost again
Broken and weary
Unable to find my way
Tail in hand
Dizzy and clearly unable to
Just let this go
I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown
Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live
I fell again
Like a baby unable to stand on my own
Tail in hand
Dizzy and clearly unable to just this go
High and surrendering to the gravity and the unknown
Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun
I choose to liveI choose to liveI choose to live
Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun
Help me survive the bottom
Calm these hands before they
Snare another pill and
Drive another nail down another
Meaty hole please release me
I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown
Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun
I choose to liveI choose to live

Lullaby
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Go back to sleep…
Go back to sleep [whispered]

Pet
A Perfect Circle
Don t fret precious I m herestep away from the
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won t let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head downgo to sleep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind what other voices say
They don t care about youlike I dolike I do
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils
Seethey don t give a fuck about youlike I do.
Just stay with mesafe and ignorant
Go back to sleep
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won t let the boogeyman come
Count the bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head downgo to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums
I ll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I ll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I ll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices son
They re one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself
Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and
Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drum
The boogeymen are coming
The boogeymen are coming
Keep your head downgo to sleepto the rhythm of a war drum
Stay with me
Safe and ignorant
Just stay with me
Hold you and protect you from the other one
The evil ones
Don t love you son
Go back to sleep

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
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Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don t ask what for
Sitting here I m a loaded gun
Waiting to go off
I ve got nothing to do
But shoot my mouth off
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don t ask what for
You know I m gonna go out
Get something for my head
If I keep on doing this
I m gonna end up dead
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don t ask what for
I know the world s got problems
I ve got problems of my own
Not the kind that can t be solved
With an atom bomb
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don t ask what for

Crimes
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One…two…three
Four…five…six
Seven…eight…nine
Nine…nine…nine
Ten…ten…ten…ten
[unexplainable noise]

The Outsider
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Help me if you can
It s just that this is going away
I want it so quickly please
Help me understand what
I ve given in to all the years
And this darkness I have known
Lying to myself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about itput it on the faultline
What ll it take to get it through to you precious
Come on to thiswhy do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a bitchwhy do I wanna watch you
Disconnect and self destruct one woman at a time
What s your rush noweveryone will have his day to die
Medicateddrawn awaypicture perfectno more legiments
Narcisisticdrawn awaycraving fame and all this decadance
Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about itput it on the fautline
What ll it take to get it through to you precious
Come to thiswhy do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a bitchwhy do I wanna watch you
Disconnect and self destruct one woman at a time
What s your rush noweveryone will have his day to die
They were right about you
They were right about you
Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it put it on the fautline
What ll it take to get it through to you precious
Come on to thiswhy do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a bitchcome to thiscome to this
Disconnect and self destructone woman at a time
What s your hurryeveryone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the triggershould your karma prove sincere
Do it somewhere far away from here